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- Watch LIVE: Protestors breach U.S. Capitol, halting Electoral College vote https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=BKy84YmL-sU 3 comments
- Electoral College certification updates: Debate on Arizona electors underway at U.S. Capitol https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/01/06/electoral-college-certification-live-updates-arizona-challenge/6557547002/ 4 comments politics
- Should the U.S. Continue to Use the Electoral College? http://www.ohpine.com/#!should-the-us-continue-to-use-the-electoral-college/c1tye/575e33010cf24c9615a9b39f 36 comments politics
- Sanders: U.S. should 'rethink' Electoral College. http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/305830-sanders-us-should-rethink-electoral-college 260 comments politics
- U.S. Congress accepts Electoral College result; clears way for Biden to become president https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-election-certification/u-s-congress-accepts-electoral-college-result-clears-way-for-biden-to-become-president-iduskbn29c0z2 67 comments politics
- U.S. Congress certifies enough Electoral College votes to give Biden victory https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-congress-election-vermont-iduskbn29c0ye 23 comments politics
- U.S. Congress certifies enough Electoral College votes to give Biden victory https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-congress-election-vermont-iduskbn29c0ye 15 comments politics
- U.S. Congress certifies enough Electoral College votes to give Biden victory https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-election-vermont/u-s-congress-certifies-enough-electoral-college-votes-to-give-biden-victory-iduskbn29c0ye 54 comments politics
- U.S. senator attacks Walmart for criticizing his plan to challenge Biden’s Electoral College win https://nationalpost.com/news/world/u-s-senator-attacks-walmart-for-criticizing-his-plan-to-challenge-bidens-electoral-college-win 24 comments politics
- Electoral College will vote Monday, confirming Biden's U.S. presidential win https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-iduskbn28o0fm?taid=5fd731c66bd4b6000187570a&utm_campaign=trueanthem:+trending+content&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter 467 comments politics
- Trump wins U.S. Electoral College vote; some electors break ranks http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-electoralcollege-iduskbn1480fq?b 6 comments politics
- Putin attacks U.S. electoral college system: ‘There is no democracy there’ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/10/24/putin-attacks-u-s-electoral-college-system-there-is-no-democracy-there/ 13 comments politics
- Putin attacks U.S. electoral college system: ‘There is no democracy there’ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/10/24/putin-attacks-u-s-electoral-college-system-there-is-no-democracy-there/ 15 comments europe
- NYT: U.S. should end 'antiquated mechanism' of Electoral College http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/nyt-op-ed-electoral-college-232841 358 comments politics
- U.S. Supreme Court justices worry about 'chaos' in Electoral College dispute https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-electoral/u-s-supreme-court-justices-worry-about-chaos-in-electoral-college-dispute-iduskbn22p1f7?il=0 5 comments politics
- U.S. Supreme Court justices worry about 'chaos' in Electoral College dispute https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-electoral/u-s-supreme-court-justices-worry-about-chaos-in-electoral-college-dispute-iduskbn22p1f7 8 comments politics
- U.S. Electoral College formally confirms Joe Biden's victory over Trump https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/u-s-electoral-college-formally-confirms-joe-bidens-victory-over-trump-iduskbn28o0fm?il=0 12 comments politics
- Democrats turn 'faithless electors' in U.S. Electoral College surprise http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-electoralcollege-iduskbn1480fq 3 comments politics
- U.S. Supreme Court takes up presidential Electoral College dispute https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-electoral/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-presidential-electoral-college-dispute-iduskbn1zg2eh 18 comments politics
- Lawsuits challenge Electoral College system in four U.S. states https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-vote-lawsuit/lawsuits-challenge-electoral-college-system-in-four-u-s-states-iduskcn1g52hy 5 comments politics
- Race tightens in projected U.S. Electoral College vote: Reuters/Ipsos https://www.yahoo.com/news/race-tightens-projected-u-electoral-college-vote-reuters-114535676.html 20 comments politics
- A quadrennial Russian tradition: Mocking the U.S. electoral college http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2012/11/06/a-quadrennial-russian-tradition-mocking-the-u-s-electoral-college/ 4 comments politics
- Trump supporters riot outside U.S. Capitol as Congress debates certified Electoral College Votes https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/06/trump-supporters-rally-in-washington-to-protest-election-results.html 4 comments politics
- The National Popular Vote, Explained - The Electoral College is one of the most undemocratic features of U.S. elections https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/national-popular-vote-explained 26 comments politics
- U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence defies Trump, says he will not reject electoral college vote https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pence-congress-trump-vote-1.5863393 7 comments politics
- Proposal would radically change U.S. elections — including adding members of Congress and increasing size of Electoral College https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/elections/fl-ne-alcee-hastings-house-size-electoral-college-20210209-ezlhpnqfq5ag3er6kzz7iwjuzq-story.html 64 comments politics
- U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson from Wisconsin to join 10 others from GOP in refusing to certify Electoral College results https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/01/02/ron-johnson-oppose-certifying-joe-bidens-electoral-college-win/4113042001/ 46 comments politics
- TIL that some elite law firms and law professors in the U.S. are bringing a lawsuit to argue that the winner-take-all electoral college system is unconstitutional http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/winner-take-all_electoral_college_system_is_unconstitutional_say_suits_by_b/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email& 16 comments politics
- Electors demand U.S. intelligence briefings on Trump-Russia ties ahead of Electoral College vote http://www.dailydot.com/layer8/electors-letter-intelligence-briefings-trump-russia-election-hacking/ 6 comments politics
- Electoral college reform - U.S. drawn as 50 states with equal population [Repost for those who haven't seen] http://www.fakeisthenewreal.org/reform/ 23 comments politics
- Daily Kos: The White House Tells Kansas, "Prove U.S. Membership or Risk Removal from Electoral College." http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/14/1131926/-the-white-house-tells-kansas-prove-u-s-membership-or-risk-removal-from-electoral-college 35 comments politics
- New Jersey, second state has approved a plan that would bypass the U.S. electoral college, giving the presidency to the winner of a national popular vote. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?article_id=59683 36 comments politics
- With news that the U.S. election has been definitively subverted by Russian intelligence can the Electoral College acting in good faith refuse the nomination and dump Trump? http://www.businessinsider.com/can-the-electoral-college-make-hillary-clinton-president-instead-trump-how-2016-11 20 comments politics